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Sunday, 19 March 2017

GDP078 - Sketch Challenge

Howdy everyone!

Today's card I have entered into the Global Design Project's Sketch Challenge. Sketches are fantastic as a jumping off point when creating and I love challenges like this where you can see how different everyone's interpretation can be! So make sure you head on over to the GDP website to see all the wonderful creations.

The image above is the sketch.

My card follows the sketch very closely, but doesn't need to, sometimes you may flip it or change the orientation to suit. There are no hard and fast rules.

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my blog!

Cheers Megan xx

For details on the products I have used see below.

Product List

Saturday, 18 March 2017

CASEing the Catty 119 - Moon Baby

Hello lovelies!

I really do hope you are having a beautiful weekend. Mine started with a swim in the ocean, what an awesome start and now after a very hot & humid day, a storm is approaching. Phew!

Today's post is a card I completed for the CASEing the Catty Challenge. Essentially what you need to do is pick a project from the images in the catalogue and take some inspiration from it to create your own project. My project today uses the beautiful stamp set Moon Baby from the Occasions Catalogue. I really love colouring and have decided that I want EVERY stamp set in the upcoming new annual catalogue (starts June) that you can colour. I know it seems a long way out but as a demonstrator I get to see the new products early (almost 2 months earlier) and will get to pre purchase some too. Excitement PLUS!! Okay, the card.

How sweet is that image?? I have used the watercolour pencils for this picture.

This is the picture from the catalogue, as you can see I have taken my inspiration from the layout of the middle card.

The inside also got a little love!

Now don't forget Sale-a-bration ends in just under 2 weeks. That means only a little while left to earn free product or join Stampin' Up and get not only $235 of product for $169 but you also can pick 2 free stamp sets of your choice. If I can help you with anything don't hesitate to contact me.

For more information about the CASEing the Catty Challenge click HERE , have a little lookie at all the other entries and why not join in on the fun next week!

Cheers Megan xx

Sunday, 5 March 2017

ESAD Blog Hop - Last Chance SAB 2017

Yeah! For another ESAD blog hop, so much fun. I love the challenge and seeing what everyone else comes up with. There is so much inspiration to be found on this hop so make sure you follow the links and see everyone's fantastic creations!

This blog hop is focused on the fact that we only have ONE month left of Sale-a-Bration. That means, only a few weeks remaining to earn some fantastic freebies, whenever you spend $90 and it means only a short time left to join Stampin' Up! As a part of sale-a-bration not only do you get the usual $235 of product for $169 (and you pick whatever you like for your products, there is no set kit) you also get to pick two additional stamp sets (that is up to an extra $179 of product), plus throw in the free shipping. Now that is awesome value. Especially when you consider that you are not locked in at all and that there are no penalties if you choose to leave.

Now I have you up to speed on what you don't want to miss out on lets move on to my project for you today. I always try to create an interactive fun card for my kiddies birthdays and even though they are well into their teens, they are still very much appreciated. When I saw a fellow demonstrators Poppin' Box Card I knew I had found the one! Now for my apology, I can not for the life of me find that original tutorial that I followed, so very slack of me not to be able to give credit where credit is due. I tend to lose myself in the creative process and not take any notes of colours, where I was inspired from or costings (as some of my special SU! friends can attest to!). I just create, that is why I joined SU!, as it is a form of relaxation for me. I completely lose myself in the creation process and no notes are taken. My goal is to get better at this without losing the spontaneity. Please comment below if you have any tips or suggestions for me! OK the card, I'm talking too much. OMG! Stop Press! I have found the link for the very creative Gemma Clarke, her tutorial was super easy to follow click HERE.

Here it is in it's little tray box, all closed up. I'm so in love with the colour combo of Night of Navy & Watermelon Wonder.

Then you pull the tray from the sleeve & out pops a box! The pop action is simply a rubber band inside, who thinks these things up?! Crazy creative!

I had so much fun decorating all four sides of the box!

Colouring is so portable. I stamp my images up in my craft room and then attach to a clipboard and take wherever I want to colour. In front of the TV, out on the deck, in the car waiting to pick kids up (how many hours downtime do we have there alone!).

Thank you for stopping by today! Just click the arrow below to move along to the next person in the blog line up.

Cheers Megan

Blog Hop Participants

1. Lou Kitzelman

2. Megan Lenske

3. Tanya DeRoy

4. Leonie Schroder

5. Nerida Carter

6. Bec Ross

7. Andrea Buckland

8. Nicole Wilson

9. Kim Oliver

10. Kelly Kent

11. Courtenay Heuston

12. Rachael Lewsley

13. Violette De La Croix

14. Monique Fielder

15. Libby Dyson

16. Narelle Fasulo

17. Cheryl Algie

18. Maree McIntosh

19. Barbara Williams

Product List

Birthday Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142835]

Tasty Trucks Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143300]

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141614]

Duet Banner Punch

[141483]

Carried Away Designer Series Paper

[143608]

Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock

[138341]

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

[138323]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

[101731]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Many Marvelous Markers

[131264]

Big Shot

[143263]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Simply Scored

[122334]

Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape

[141635]

1" Circle Punch

[119868]

Kraft Rope Trim

[141996]

Saturday, 4 March 2017

CASEing the Catty #117

This week the CASEing the Catty Crew have chosen pages 12-15 of the Sale-a-Bration catalogue.

My case is the Tasty Truck card.

I have CASEd the embossed matt and general layout. This card came together so quick, one because I was CASEing and two I was using some leftover elements from a card that I had made earlier that day.

When I am designing a card I will often stamp & cut out a few different colours and sizes of elements to see what I like best by offering them up in the layout. I guess some would consider it a waste of paper and ink but for me it makes decision making so much easier and in this example I have used up the leftovers! I might make it my mission to start using them up more often and I did see someone's idea somewhere that they store any leftover elements in a ziplock bag in the stamp case that it came from, very clever.

If you would like to participate or check out the other entries click HERE!